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Larson, Lisa M.; Bonitz, Verena S.; Werbel, James D.; Wu, Tsui-Feng; Mills, LeAnn R. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2012
The purpose of the study was to better understand how students at the beginning of a premed curriculum are different from their science peers on career-related variables. A total of 165 undergraduates were classified into three groups; these were premed students, students with the intent to pursue a graduate degree, and students with the intent to…
Descriptors: Premedical Students, Differences, Undergraduate Students, Majors (Students)
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Duffy, Ryan D.; Borges, Nicole J.; Hartung, Paul J. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2009
Interests, personality, and values figure prominently in work motivation, yet little research has examined the combined influence of these factors on vocational behavior. The present study therefore examined relationships among these variables in a sample of 282 medical students (169 women, 113 men) who responded to the Strong Interest Inventory,…
Descriptors: Premedical Students, Vocational Interests, Values, Personality
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Hartung, Paul J.; Borges, Nicole J. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2005
This study examined the validity of using stories to appraise career dispositions and problems associated with career adaptability. Premedical students (63 women, 37 men) wrote narratives about Thematic Apperception Test cards (TAT) and responded to the Strong Interest Inventory (SII). Independent raters identified identical career adaptability…
Descriptors: Personality, Validity, Vocational Interests, Premedical Students